Valves Market News for August ‘08
Here are the headlines for the month of August ‘08 in the Updates to Valves. The updates reflect only some of the new additions. The analysis and revenues are constantly revised. For more information, click on: Industrial Valves: World Markets
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VALVES WORLD MARKET UPDATE
August 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cameron Acquires DynaTorque Line of Products
Sherwood Valve Consolidating Valve Production in Pennsylvania and Ohio
GE Oil & Gas to Consolidate Operations for Americas at New Houston Site
Unimech Starts Chinese Valve Production
ATI Opens Second Houston Plant
Cameron Ball Valve Plant in Louisiana to Expand
SPX’s Revenues Up 29 Percent in Second Quarter
Revenue for Baker Hughes’ Second Quarter Up 18 Percent
KSB Reports First Half Growth of 10.1 Percent
Curtiss-Wright‘s Second Quarter Sales Increase 24 Percent
National Oilwell Varco’s Revenues Rise 21 Percent
Eight Percent Increase for Alfa Laval
Tyco’s Revenues Increase 11 Percent for Third Quarter
Second Quarter Revenues for Cameron Up 30 Percent
Emerson Posts Strong Third Quarter Sales
Clifton Jacobs Appointed Vice President of Curtiss-Wright Flow Control
VAG Valves Enter Framework Agreement with Yorkshire Water
ATI Lands Large Order for Sabine Pass LNG Regasification Complex
Cameron to Supply Subsea Systems for Africa
Rotork Installed Electro-Hydraulic Actuators on Ball Valves in Argentine Pipeline
Samson Controls Cryogenic Control Valves Chosen By Air Products
Metso Valves Chosen for Brazilian Pulp Plant
Emerson Supplying Fisher Valves with PlantWeb to Nanjing Water Treatment Chemicals Plant
FMC Technologies Awarded Subsea Contract for StatoilHydro’s Norne Field
FMC Technologies Awarded Subsea Contract for StatoilHydro’s Åsgard Field
AUMA Selected for Single Source Contract by Anglian Water
Tyco Completes Order to Chiyoda for Ras Laffan
Spirax Sarco Delivers Globe Control Valves to Norway
SIPOS Actuators for German CHP Plant
SchuF’s Valves Used for New Coal Gasification Technology
SchuF Awarded Contract for Valves in Nickel Processing Plant in Papua New Guinea
Arca Regler Receives Order for 100 Control Valves for Ukrainian Polymerization Plant
Rotork Adds New Electric Actuator for Process Control Valves
Tomoe Valve Extends Double Isolation Valves
Burkert’s Robolux Reduces Number of Valves in Half
Georg Fischer Develops New 3-Way Ball Valve
Val-Matic’s Surge Control Valve Introduced
GEA Tuchenhagen Now Offers Vesta Tank Bottom Valves
WORLD WATER AND WASTEWATER DESALINATION
Coal and Biofuels are more closely Linked
Major Revisions to Coal-fired Generation Forecast
CO2 from Coal-fired Power Plants and U.S. Prosperity are closely Linked
Nalco Raises Prices 7-30 Percent in Europe
Nalco Forecasts 8 Percent Growth in 2008
Ashland Water Technologies Reports Second Quarter Loss based on Costs of Hydrocarbons
Water Treatment Companies are Raising Prices to Compensate for Rising Costs
Price Increases by Themselves are not enough Says Zacks Investment Research
Agilent’s Solutions for the Analysis of Ultrapure Water
UPW Usage in the Semiconductor Industry is 346 Billion Gallons/yr
Siemens to Develop Desalination Technology with much Lower Energy Consumption
Siemens Supply MBR Test Facility to Changi PUB
Siemens Starts Up Wastewater Reuse System in Beijing, China
Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in the Report’s Chapters.
CHEMICALS
DISK DRIVE
ETHANOL
FLAT PANEL
FOOD
LNG PROJECTS
METALSWORKING
MINING
OIL & GAS
OTHER ELECTRONICS
PHARMACEUTICAL
PULP & PAPER
REFINERIES
SEMICONDUCTOR
TRANSPORTATION
U.S. MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER PROJECTS
POWER
Huge pump expenditures are forecast for flue gas desulfurization systems in the U.S. and China. The specific reports are available separately in World Coal-fired Power Generation Analysis and Forecasts and in Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System.
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Bob McIlvaine
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